Hi my name is Jo ([email protected]. I had my surgery 3/19/12 weighing in at 255. I am down 31 #'s and feeling good.  I had the rhy {sp} in Ypealanti by Dr. Taylor. Go for 3 mo on 6/19/12 Hoping for a 40 # lose by then. I'm new to this posting. Just found the sight but would love to follow and hear from anyone in the area. I'm from Prescott, Mi

So I started my journey Feb 29,  I was sleeved.  It  has been  a learning  experience.  Learning how  to  slow  down  eating,  and  figure out  when  full  and  when  overfull.   I  do  good  for  a  week  or  so  and  then  I  have  a  day like  today,  seems  like  everything  I  eat   comes up.  I  eat  to  fast.  and then  feels  almost  stuck.   But  I  am  learning.  LOL  the  hard  way.    One of  my  friends  had  RNY  and  seems  to  have  less  issues  then  me.  '
Do  any of  you  have  this  issue,  of  eating  to  fast,  and not  sure  when  to  stop eating.  Some days  I  can  eat  2 to 3  bites,  and  others  feel like  could  eat  allot.   Then  there  are  the  slider  things   that  just  go  down  way  to  easy.   Today  had big  issues  with  tummy  hurting  most  of  day.   Big  time  gas  not  moving felt  like  just  woke up  from  surgery.  Was  ruff  for  while  at  work.   So  bad  on pills.   Well   decided  i  was   going  to  start  posting to  this  site,  being  I  am  a  native  of  the  great  state  of  Michigan    How is  everyone  Else's  journey?

can you get a second opinion.
try Henry Ford on west grand in Detroit.
Good luck!

I don't know alot about depression and bipolar and wls. but I think I have hurd of others who have those issues and get surgery.

 Hi everyone,
I just thought maybe we could share some meal and snack idea's with each other. I am finding that I pretty much eat the same few meals all the time. I try and tell myself it isn't much different then before surgery but now they are protein meals instead of fast food meals. But I am afraid if I do not add some different options at some point I will get tired of the same old meals and "cheat". So I thought maybe if we all shared meal idea's as well as snack options maybe that would help.
Some of the meals I eat are chili made with lean burger, chicken wraps with whole wheat tortilla, lean burgers (no buns) cooked on George Foreman grill, and tuna fish with light miracle whip (also not on a sandwich). Some snacks that I like are soy chips found at either Kroger or Meijer, Special K chips, soy nuts, beef jerky (either home made or store bought), cottage cheese with pinapple in it, and fruit. I do know that I have to begin to add more vegetables to my meals because eating so much protein and little of anything else can become pretty 'binding' I hope we are able to share some idea's with each other. 

Hi Everyone:
I have been hanging  around here since Janurary.  I had my surgery Feb29th, had  the sleeve.  So far doing  well  but  part of me wishes  would of had  the RNY.  But doctor  thought  would  be better  with  sleeve,  already had gallbladder out  and  everything  goes  threw me,  so said  RNY  would  not  be  best  for me.  So  I  went  with the sleeve.
I have  two childrens, Son is  30  with  two  beautiful  grandaughters.  My  daughter will be 23  soon, but  she is special needs,  and  will  lives  with me.   For  use  been hard  year, her father passed  away last month of  4th stage  cancer.  We  have not  been  married  for  about  10  years  but  we have  been  good  friends.  Very  hard  on  her.
As  for  me  I  work  full time,  had  my  surgery  threw  Dr. Foote Out of  GHP.  But  I  had  surgery in  Grand  Haven , MI.  I  live  in  Holland.   Nice  to  meet  everyone.